[3830] VE3ODX - ONTARIO QSO PARTY - 1998

[ve3sre@compuserve.com (Bob Chandler)]

CONTEST :  1998 ONTARIO QSO PARTY

STATION:  VE3ODX                                

QTH:  City of Toronto (TOR)

CLASS:  Headquarters Station, Multi-Operator

SUMMARY

BAND    RAW QSO'S    VALID QSO'S   REG. QSO'S     BONUS QSO's    MULTIS

160                 2                             2             2          
                  0                            2
80               115                        113                        112 
                           1                         47
40                 24                           24                         
 24                            0                          15
20                 12                           12                         
 12                            0                            5
15                 18                           18                         
  18                           0                            5
10                   3                              3                      
       3                            0                           3
6                      1                              1                    
         1                           0                            1
2                      7                              7                    
         7                            0                           4
70cm              1                              1                         
    1                           0                             1

TOTALS   181                         179                          178      
                   1                           83

QSO' POINTS = 188 x 83 multis = 15,604 points.


OPERATORS:  VE3SRE, VA3EOJ, VA3MRF, VA3ORI, VE3ODX-SWL-05

Equipment:  Kenwood TS690S
                        Kenwood TS790A

TH3 Tribander on 20/15/10
Inverted V dipoles on 80 & 40
4 element yagi on 6m
11 element yagi on 2m
6 element yagi on 70 cm.
Motech dual band ground plane on 2m/70 cm. FM simplex

COMMENTS:  Despite the battle with the sun gods, we had good participation
this year. Given that VE3ODX was one of two "headquarters" stations worth
10 points  the above score gives an indication of just how tough it was!  
This is only the second year of this contest and there is no "tradition" of
provincial QSO parties in Canada.  Nevertheless, 32 of the 48 Ontario
multipliers made it into our log.  From looking at a few of the other logs
that have come in by e-mail, it appears that there was activity from at
least three or four others.  Heaviest activity for this contest remains on
the 80 meter band.

Also quite a few Florida  stations in the logs received so far...perhaps
there'll be some "cross-entries" between the two contests.   

We have a good solid foundation to build upon for future contests and
everyone seemed to be having alot of fun!

Watch the Ontario DX Association website at www.durhamradio.ca/odxa for
results as they come in.

73 de Bob VE3SRE

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